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Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 23/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Fire Weather Warning for far western parts of the Pilbara.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from NW Cape to Jurien Bay for Friday.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Onslow to Cape Leeuwin for Saturday
Forecast for Friday    evening
Northern and western Kimberley: Isolated thunderstorms and showers.
Along the south coast west of Hopetoun: Isolated showers.
Far eastern Central Wheat Belt, Southeast Coastal district, southern Goldfields
and adjacent Eucla: Isolated thunderstorms and showers.
Forecast for Saturday
Northern and western Kimberley: Isolated thunderstorms and showers.
Eastern Coastal Pilbara: Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Along the south coast west of Esperance: Isolated showers.
Far eastern Central Wheat Belt, Southeast Coastal district, southern Goldfields
and adjacent Eucla: Isolated thunderstorms and showers, contracting southeast
during the day.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Some high cloud about. Moderate to fresh S/SW winds.
Precis:      High cloud.
Forecast for Saturday
Sunny. Moderate SE winds, shifting fresh S/SW in the afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Min 18        Max 32
Mandurah:    Min 18        Max 30
UV Alert:    8:00 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: LOW-MODERATE
Hills: LOW-MODERATE
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 31
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 32
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 18     Max 33
Wednesday    Hot. Becoming cloudy.                  Min 19     Max 35
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 34
Friday       Hot. Sunny.                            Min 22     Max 35
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Saturday.

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